National Bulk Equipment engineered-to-application liquid packaging projects advance process performance objectives across the fullstream of liquid packaging operations. From container infeed and preparation through filling and end-of-line functions, NBE liquid packaging systems deliver upstream process confidence and downstream results.
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An operator places a rolling tote with 20.5 cubic feet of material that weighs approximately 2500 lbs. of lime and ferroalloy materials for discharge into a Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) vessel in a Alloy Manufacturing production facility. Production design calls for 6 discharges per hour performance, rotating 150 degrees with a chute extension designed to raise up to meet the fixed carriage chute to direct material flow into the AOD. Once the process is complete the discharger lowers both the carriage and the chute extension after the AOD vessel has moved out from the loading position by the operator, all while operating in a continuous 120-degree F. environment.
The unique operating environment also requires special heat shielding and specialized hydraulic operating designs to live where the section of the machine is susceptible to highly aggressive flames due to chemical reactions of material entering the vessel upon discharge. The two-part chute (fixed and pivoting) was a challenge to the previous design due to the maximum swing arc for ceiling restrictions and AOD vessel load positioning. This evolutionary design helped solve the dimensional constraints.
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For this application, a repeat NBE customer was looking for help in adding some automation to a very manual process. The customer is making brake shoes. The customer would manually fill trays with 26 lbs of the brake pad material that would then be placed on carts and transferred to a press line where the shoes would be molded. For this new process, NBE proposed a semi-automated process where the raw material, received in the customer’s rolling tote, is discharged into the process using a high lift sealed container discharger. The material is discharged into a loss in weight feeder system that is designed to accurately provide the desired batch amount. The customer will manually stage 10 empty trays, 5 per side, into the infeed conveying system. The empty trays are indexed into the filling zone where the ingredient is metered in. The filling system incorporates a sweeper inside the tray that moves from side to side while filling to provide a uniform fill level in the tray. A pneumatic pusher mechanism then pushes the filled tray onto an accumulation conveyor system where the operator can then remove them and prepare them to go to the press.
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The system will allow the customer to fill both bags and containers with glass filled poly pellets. We feature a large surge bin with 80 cubic feet of capacity, filling station with connections for both bags and container, three operator platforms and integrated controls to work with both NBE and customer provided equipment.
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Lake Champlain Chocolates is a family-run business based in the US making gourmet chocolates using fresh, local ingredients. To support its commitment to excellence, the company installed a METTLER TOLEDO combination checkweigher and metal detector on its new chocolate bar line.
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Longhini Sausage Company is a maker of Italian sausages and other specialty meat products. They take pride in maintaining the high standards set forth by their founder almost 70 years ago. To help ensure their product quality and support their growing customer base, Longhini installed two new Profile Advantage metal detectors from METTLER TOLEDO Safeline.
For 97 years, Table Talk Pies has never wavered in their commitment to producing the highest quality pies. That promise has helped them grow from a two-man bakery to a leading producer of pies with over 300 employees across three automated facilities. In 2019, Table Talk installed a Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed C33 PlusLine checkweigher on a new packaging line. By detecting and rejecting over- and under-weight packages, Table Talk maintains their product quality standards and maximizes yield.
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The plant layout required the use of two screw conveyors in series to span a total of 40-feet eliminating the requirement for an intermediate bearing. KWS selected 316 stainless steel materials of construction to withstand the high temperature, internal pressure, and corrosive chemical composition of the UHMW-PE flake. Both screw conveyors were designed to be identical for commonality of spare parts, reducing stock quantities and cutting overall project cost. KWS designed the screws with flanged connections between the screw and shafts. The flanged shaft and screw connections provide a rigid assembly when compared to a typical CEMA coupling connection. KWS also provided a shaft mounted gear reducer with a torque arm bracket to allow the gear reducer to “float” on the drive shaft, eliminating any potential binding caused by the rigid flanged connections.
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Customer needed a high lift container discharger for a reprocessing system for their products. The materials for reprocessing needed to be discharged into three separate tanks. A custom designed high lift discharger with motorized track system was designed to utilize one discharger to feed materials to all three tanks. Controls were provided to move the discharger on the track system and allow the operator to designate which tank to target.
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As the cellulose-plastic composite exits the megacompounder at 350°F (177°C), a hot face die cutter pelletizes it in 1/8- to 1/4 in. (3.175mm to 6.35 mm) sizes. The high heat imparted by the high speed twin screw demands rapid cooling of pellets. A 30-ft (9150 mm) long, 6 in. (150 mm) diameter pneumatic conveyor transports them into a 6-ft (1825 mm) high cyclone from which they fall into the 60 in. (1525 mm) diameter circular vibrating fluidized bed processor by Kason. The processor cools the pellets to 100°F (38°C) and dries them to less than 1% moisture. The transfer between cutting chamber and cooler takes two seconds at 4000 lb/hour (1800 kg/hour).
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